Max Front Lift on Tacoma's? OME Install inside
 

Some of you guys may have read a couple of my threads regarding rear OME lifted springs on my 98 single cab tacoma...supposedly according to arb single cab trucks used a shorter leaf spring till 2000 or so..well thats not true atleast on mine anyway it used the standard length leaf...so they installed great with no problems...anyway what I'm here for...I installed the 882's tonight and I gained about 3-1/4" in the front. the truck sits about level but im worried about the cv angle. Are any of you guys running 3 inches or better on the front whether its with spacers or whatever? Should I look into the diff drop mod? Should I double clamp the boot clamps....any ideas or experience would help alot...I should have some pics of the truck all completed that I can post by next weekend after I get back from the (Lima, Oh) Truck Show

I had 882's on for about a week, then went down to 881's.

Take a look at my thread here.

Unless you have a bumper and a winch, 882's probably aren't a good idea.

in addidtion, if you do really want to stay with 882's, keep a close eye on the CV's. Clamp 'em down if you start to get splatter. Zip ties may be better than hose clamps.

You can also look for some aftermarket CV boots for lifted trucks.

Mecatech makes a set, you can get them through Wheeler's Off Road.

Xtreme Off-Road was also talking to Mecatech to become a dealer, not sure if Mike's selling them yet.

Hey metrztr thanks for the link I remember reading some of that but it must have moved downt the thread list and I didn't c it and forgot about it....Does having manual hubs effect whether the cv angle hurts you or not ..I guess I dont understand all of that...another thing that was braught up in the other posts, that guys running 881's with like 1" to 1-1/2 spacers...thats gotta be about close to where im at ..at just over 3 inches...hmmm I wish I knew what to do :dunno:

Yeah Ill probably deff. double clamp the boots till I dicide whether the mecatech boots are necessary or not...thanks

the thing about manual hubs is that your front cv's are not spinning when youre locked out, where as with a.d.d. hubs theyre always spinning no matter what (automatic dif. disconnect). even in 4x2 the cv's are always spinning.....the best solution is to drop the dif. 1" if you are add. this will put you back into an acceptable cv angle, and help eliminate vibration and extreme wear and tear on the cv's. if you have manual hubs, i wouldnt worry about it, but if you have add consider the revtek 1" dif drop... or whatever else people reccomend for dropping the diff 1." 2.25" is the max lift recommended for add, so the drop should put you right where you want to be. you coulds also convert the hubs.....btw i personally feel cv's are fairly cheap and easy to replace and $400 to do it is rediculous, however im buyng saw's in june, cranking them to 3.25, and dropping the dif. 1" on my add truck. hope ive helped, good luck, jake

according to my research, the only change in taco springs are between the 95.5-97 and 98+ models. that's when they made the change to longer springs. between cab designs, i never heard of that.

From my experience the trucks differ somewhat from each other. I'm cranked up to about 3 1/4" and have been for about 50k. Haven't had a problem with the boots at all. I am watching them closely now due to their age. Have a bud who tore a boot on one side with only 2.5" in the front. Just keep an eye on them and the diff drop can't hurt.

Scott

Yeah good luck with your 882's, hope it works for you better than they did me! And yes elnip, there are definitely differences between trucks. There are others who ran 882's without anything heavy on the front, and never had any problems. That's why I went with 882's in the first place. 882's definitely did not agree with my rig though. Oh well!

I'm glad someone replied about front CV's and A.D.D. vs. manual hubs. I just wasn't clear on all that myself.

You can convert to manual hubs, but its pricey, at least for 3rd gens.

Oh and BTW, Xtreme Off-Road is new a Mecatech dealer, so if you do decide to go with them, give him a buzz!

dont worry your not that high
 

I dont know where you are from and if you see thsi alot but down here in Florida I see a lot of lifted toyotas and have never seen a diff mod put on because the cvsare wearing improperly. I wouldnt sweat it with a 3-1/4 inch lift.